The Pakistani government has declared a state of emergency in the country in a three-hour meeting after the death toll from the floods and floods rose to 937. He called on the army to assist the civil administration in rescue efforts after millions of people were displaced and thousands of homes were damaged by the floods.

A statement from the office of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the floods have affected more than 30 million people across the country, most of whom were displaced after their homes were damaged due to heavy rains and resulting flooding.

During the meeting, Sharif decided to “send Pakistani army soldiers to assist the civil administration in rescue operations” and also called for “convening an emergency conference of foreign envoys in Islamabad to request the assistance of the international community.” .”

Pakistan is suffering from the effects of torrential monsoon rains that caused widespread flooding in July last year and killed more than 800 people. The province of Sindh in the southeast of the country, as well as the province of Balochistan in the southwest, suffered the most from the flood.